I think no visitors to Angkor Wat would come back without photographs of the ancient ruins found throughout the landscape. The weather then was too good for a nice clear blue sky as the background. It could be my own thought, but I feel that the blue colour captured by my S95 is significantly brighter (could be due to its sensitivity to light).
The S95 actually did a good job in a beginner's hands like mine as I was basically using P-Mode most of the time (trying to keep a low ISO and WB at Sunny, which cannot be done in Auto-Mode). I personally think that the Rule of Third will be very effective in architecture shots. The basic principle is to imagine breaking an image down into thirds (both horizontally and vertically) so that you have 9 parts. By pressing DISP. button during composition, you can actually see the intersecting lines on your LCD. The theory is that if you place points of interest in the intersections or along the lines then your photo will become more balanced.
In my case, most of the ruins we visited are widely stretched so I decided to place them along the bottom horizontal line. The carvings and design of the structures are visibly up to detail cuts and curves, a job well done by S95.
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| Shutter 1/1000s and Aperture f3.2 |
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| The Pre Rup Temple at Shutter 1/1000s and Aperture f4.0 |
A few other sample photos I took at Angkor Wat Temple:
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| Angkor Wat Temple (Shutter 1/1000s and Aperture f5.0) |
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| Composing the temple at right intersection points (ISO 100, Shutter 1/1000s and Aperture f5.0) |
I've also tried to use diagonal line for my composition on the temple ruins like the one below. I think it looks OK but is not good enough. Using diagonal lines can be a very effective way of drawing the eye of those viewing an image into it and to the main focal point. A diagonal line starting at the bottom left and moving to the top right of an image can be quite useful and natural. Will try again next time.
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| ISO 80, Shutter 1/800s and Aperture f4.0 |
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